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Ostracized from across society just to suffer from a little anxiety. Please help me. I said quietly through gritted teeth and applied for sobriety
300 million people
Worldwide have an anxiety disorder if you suffer from anxiety or you think you're suffering from anxiety
You are not crazy and you are certainly not alone
generalized anxiety disorder is also known as GAD GAD is characterized by persistent and
excessive worry about a number of different things people who suffer from GAD may anticipate
Disaster or that something is going to go wrong. They may also be overly concerned about money
Family health work or other issues in their lives people who suffer from generalized anxiety
disorder find it difficult to control their worry or stop worrying all
Together even when there is no apparent reason to worry
they expect the worst is going to happen to them generalized anxiety disorder is
Diagnosed when a person finds it difficult to control their worry on more days than not for at least
Six months and has three or more of the symptoms of generalized anxiety
disorder the symptoms of GAD include the following
constantly worrying and finding it difficult to control that worried feeling like your anxiety is
Uncontrollable and there is nothing you can do to stop it inability to relax
difficulty concentrating
Putting things off because you feel overwhelmed
Avoiding situations that make you feel anxious
generalized anxiety disorder also causes physical signs and symptoms - which include the following fatigue
trouble sleeping muscle tension or aches
trembling or feeling twitchy nervousness
sweating nausea diarrhea or irritable bowel syndrome also known as IBS and
Irritability, so do you think you are suffering from generalized anxiety disorder?
Let's now find out I'm going to ask you eight
Questions and you are gonna answer those
Questions with either yes or no and the eight questions are based over the last six months of your life
number one
Do you experience excessive worry number two?
Do you find it difficult to stop or control your worrying number three?
Do you find it difficult to relax number four?
Do you feel afraid as if something bad or awful might happen number five?
Do you become easily annoyed or irritable number six?
Do you avoid certain places or situations due to your anxiety number seven?
Do you have trouble falling or staying?
Asleep the eighth and last question is do you find it difficult to concentrate?
Let's now find out what your scores mean
For you if you answered yes to two or less of these questions
It's unlikely that you are suffering from generalized anxiety
Disorder if you answered yes to three or more of these eight questions
Then it's likely you are suffering from generalized anxiety disorder if you are now worried or concerned
That you are suffering from generalized anxiety disorder or want to get help. There is a link in the description box down below
Where you can speak to someone immediately and begin to get the help you need and deserve for your anxiety
The link is in the description box down below. I know what are you from you guys and girls in the comment section down below?
How you ever been diagnosed of generalized anxiety disorder before? What did you score on this test?
And how does your anxiety affect your life? Let me know in the comment section down below
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